Part OneThe biggest league in Apox is back, and it's larger (literally) and better than ever before. How will the teams do in the first quarter of the season? Will the same old names be at the top, or will there be new ones contesting for glory?
Below, the games in red were broadcast on APXSports, and the games in blue were broadcast on Channel 1.Matchday 1Dwile Warriors 2–1 Urbanista Trojans
Issington F.C 2–3 FC EndeavourBarbury Town 2–2 Mandon United
Wrexton F.C 2–0 Sunshine AthleticUrbanista 3–2 Egloskerry
Exton F.C 0–1 Wye United
FC Brimstone 0–2 Gwinevra Barbarians
Issington start their title defense poorly, losing at home to a strong but not better FC Endeavour side, Nikita Pirinen's late goal handing them the win. No such concerns for the Warriors, who play with intent, similar stories at Urbanista and Gwinevra Barbarians. Barbury Town and Mandon United share a thrilling 2-2 draw, which sees Maxim Kolo and Namine Nagatomo score for the Towne.
Matchday 2Urbanista Trojans 3–4 Gwinevra BarbariansWye United 0–0 FC Brimstone
Egloskerry 1–0 Exton F.C
Sunshine Athletic 4–1 Urbanista
Mandon United 2–1 Wrexton F.CFC Endeavour 3–2 Barbury Town
Dwile Warriors 2–1 Issington F.C
It only gets worse for Issington, who lose a key match to Dwile Warriors, as they look to already be stuttering in their title defense. Gwinevra Barbarians narrowly beat a surprisingly good Urbanista Trojans side, long time key scorer Rancisc Tenian required to score two there. FC Endeavour continue their good start, beating a highly competant Barbury side. The biggest shock is Sunshine Athletic's confident 4-1 win over Urbanista, with the young Tolgus Tregajorran scoring two exquisite goals - he looks like a bright prospect for the future.
Matchday 3Issington F.C 3–2 Urbanista Trojans
Barbury Town 1–2 Dwile Warriors
Wrexton F.C 2–1 FC Endeavour
Urbanista 1–2 Mandon United
Exton F.C 1–1 Sunshine AthleticFC Brimstone 1–0 EgloskerryGwinevra Barbarians 2–1 Wye United
FC Brimstone manage to score a goal, with Hamrah Anzalichi scoring a great score, as FC Brimstone book their first win. Dwile Warriors continue their fantastic run of form, with a 2-1 away win over Barbury Town. Issington finally get their season on track, with a 3-2 win over Urbanista Trojans, with Chris Maarsden netting whilst looking in fine form. Wrexton upset FC Endeavour, with Ashrav Bilotti and Oliver Donliver scoring.
Marshall Cup 1st RoundAtletico Standard 0–1 Miners '47
Oldem Gents Club 0–1 Don't Panic FC
Moscva 2k12 0–2 St George's CreekCierbana United 1–0 SouthtownKepler United 1–2 Hudd Rovers
TP Indians 0–2 Old Licentians
Outer Suburbia 1–0 Frewick F.C
The Dambusters 1–0 Docklands United
Urbanista Young Boys 2–0 FC Harpoon
Old Guard Regiment 2–0 Flotsam and Jetsam
And so the bottom 20 teams of the Apoxian League system are halved, and the 10 winners get to join the big boys in the second round. A lot of boring 1-0 and 2-0 games here and no games going to extra time rounds out quite a boring first round of the cup.
Matchday 4Urbanista Trojans 1–1 Wye United
Egloskerry 3–3 Gwinevra Barbarians
Sunshine Athletic 1–0 FC Brimstone
Mandon United 2–1 Exton F.C
FC Endeavour 3–1 Urbanista
Dwile Warriors 5–2 Wrexton F.CIssington F.C 1–3 Barbury Town
Dwile Warriors comfortably beat Wrexton F.C, maintaining their perfect record this season and with Keri Ularu having one of her best ever seasons, the Warriors look odds on at the moment to win it. FC Endeavour continue their fantastic run against Urbanista, new signing, Licentian international Alex Keir, scoring his first for the club. Going to another team who are struggling, Issington fail to get past quite an ordinary Barbury side at home, this is not the season they will be wanting. Gwinevra Barbarians draw with Egloskerry, two teams their who have done well in the past but find themselves struggling somewhat to reciprocate that again.
Matchday 5Barbury Town 2–1 Urbanista Trojans
Wrexton F.C 0–1 Issington F.C
Urbanista 0–3 Dwile Warriors
Exton F.C 1–0 FC EndeavourFC Brimstone 0–1 Mandon UnitedGwinevra Barbarians 2–0 Sunshine Athletic
Wye United 2–2 Egloskerry
Exton F.C, one of the smaller club in the league manage to end FC Endeavour's good run, with club captain, Sammie Puskas scoring on this occasion. Gwinevra Barbarians are ease past Sunshine Athletic, who look quite lost without their young star, Tolgus Tregajorran on the pitch. Issington finally manage to win a second game, but it's an uneasy, desperate 1-0 win over Wrexton, with Artem Asp making the difference. The Warriors make it 5 out of 5, as they continue Urbanista's misery, they are now second bottom, only the Trojans are above them, they haven't won all season.
Marshall Cup 2nd RoundBarbury F.C 1–0 Mona A.F.C
Barbury Town 0–2 Wrexton F.CUrbanista 1–1 Outer Suburbia (1–2 AET)
Gwinevra Bulls 0–2 Old Guard Regiment
The Dambusters 3–1 Urbanista TrojansMiners '47 0–0 Celts (1–1 AET) (3–4 pen.)
FC Endeavour 4–0 Don't Panic FC
Egloskerry 1–1 Lighthouse Coves (1–1 AET) (4–5 pen.)
Issington F.C 0–2 Mandon United
St George's Creek 1–1 Dwile Warriors (1–2 AET)Mulhampstead 3–0 Gurdle A.F.C
Sunshine Athletic 0–0 Cierbana United (1–1 AET) (4–2 pen.)
Exton F.C 1–0 Urbanista Young BoysGwinevra Barbarians 3–1 Old Licentians
Hudd Rovers 1–0 Wye United
FC Brimstone 2-0 Bouldertown
A few surprising results in there, last years winners Issington F.C tumble out to previous finalists Mandon United, while Urbanista's season is summed up with an extra time loss to third tier Outer Suburbia. Many Old Guard clubs do well, with Old Guard Regiment, The Dambusters and Hudd Rovers all through to the 3rd round.
Matchday 6Urbanista Trojans 2–4 EgloskerrySunshine Athletic 4–0 Wye United
Mandon United 2–3 Gwinevra Barbarians
FC Endeavour 3–1 FC BrimstoneDwile Warriors 2–3 Exton F.C
Issington F.C 3–3 Urbanista
Barbury Town 1–1 Wrexton F.C
Lots of goals, as Egloskerry beat Urbanista Trojans in a 6 goal thriller, while the young Tregajorran strikes twice in Sunshine Athletics emphatic victory over Wye. Exton F.C perform well to beat Dwile Warriors away from home, and end their impressive start to the season, while Issington F.C and Urbanista settle for a 3-3 draw that helps neither team.
Matchday 7Wrexton F.C 1–0 Urbanista Trojans
Urbanista 6–2 Barbury TownExton F.C 1–1 Issington F.C
FC Brimstone 1–2 Dwile Warriors
Gwinevra Barbarians 0–1 FC Endeavour
Wye United 1–1 Mandon UnitedEgloskerry 1–2 Sunshine Athletic
Urbanista slot 6 past a hapless Barbury Town, prompting questions as to why they can play like that all the time. Issington are dramatically denied a win, after Pierre Benzilar's last minute equaliser sets up the draw. FC Endeavour beat Gwinevra Barbarians, making things quite tight at the top between the Warriors, Barbarians and FC Endeavour.
Dwile Warriors currently lead after 7 matchdays, having only dropped 3 points so far, with Gwinevra currently occupying the 2nd Champions Cup spot. FC Endeavour are comfortably 3rd, although it surprisingly it is Mandon and Sunshine Athletic who fill the remaining Globe Cup spots. Issington F.C are currently 9th, 10 points off first and in an extremely poor position to defend their title. Urbanista are worse, in 11th, though a run of good form would see them shoot up the table quickly. In the relegation fight, FC Brimstone are struggling for points so far, and currently have 4, whilst Urbanista Trojans look to be doing what the Bulls did last season, having picked up a single point this season. They already look likely to go down.
No Club Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Dwile Warriors 7 6 0 1 18 9 +9 18
2 Gwinevra Barbarians 7 5 1 1 16 10 +6 16
3 FC Endeavour 7 5 0 2 14 9 +5 15
4 Mandon United 7 4 2 1 12 9 +3 14
5 Sunshine Athletic 7 4 1 2 12 7 +5 13
6 Wrexton F.C 7 3 1 3 9 10 −1 10
7 Egloskerry 7 2 2 3 13 13 0 8
8 Exton F.C 7 2 2 3 7 8 −1 8
9 Issington F.C 7 2 2 3 12 14 −2 8
10 Barbury Town 7 2 2 3 13 16 −3 8
11 Urbanista 7 2 1 4 15 19 −4 7
12 Wye United 7 1 4 2 6 10 −4 7
13 FC Brimstone 7 1 1 5 3 9 −6 4
14 Urbanista Trojans 7 0 1 6 10 17 −7 1
ANL2
Plenty of excitement in the second tier, as St George's Creek look to gain what is effectively a second promotion in as many seasons, they are currently surprised to find themselves top of the table, along with Southtown, who in recent years have looked more likely to move a league in the opposite direction. Gurdle A.F.C, Miners '47, Cierbana United and Celts are all set up to challenge for those promotion play-off spots. Down the other end, Lighthouse Coves and Old Licentians are currently in the relegation spots, Lighthouse Coves having a terrible season, while traditional mid-tablers Bouldertown hover just above the drop.
No Club Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 St George's Creek 7 5 1 1 11 6 +5 16
2 Southtown 7 4 1 2 11 8 +3 13
3 Gurdle A.F.C 7 4 1 2 9 6 +3 13
4 Miners '47 7 4 0 3 14 12 +2 12
5 Cierbana United 7 4 0 3 7 5 +2 12
6 Celts 7 4 0 3 17 17 0 12
7 Mona A.F.C 7 3 1 3 12 10 +2 10
8 Atletico Standard 7 3 1 3 9 8 +1 10
9 Mulhampstead 7 2 2 3 16 18 −2 8
10 Barbury F.C 7 2 2 3 15 19 −4 8
11 Gwinevra Bulls 7 2 1 4 20 19 +1 7
12 Bouldertown 7 2 1 4 6 11 −5 7
13 Lighthouse Coves 7 1 3 3 9 11 −2 6
14 Old Licentians 7 1 2 4 7 13 −6 5
ANL3
In the brand new tier, Kepler United currently have a slim lead over Frewick F.C and Oldem Gents Club, surprising to see Frewick F.C near the top of a table for once! The final play-off spot is currently filled by TP Indians, although Urbanista Young Boys and Moscva 2k12 are close by. FC Harpoon are having a disappointing season so far, and they've got some ground to make to catch up with the front runners.
No Club Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Kepler United 7 5 0 2 14 9 +5 15
2 Frewick F.C 7 4 2 1 13 8 +5 14
3 Oldem Gents Club 7 4 2 1 5 1 +4 14
4 TP Indians 7 4 1 2 12 10 +2 13
5 Urbanista Young Boys 7 3 2 2 5 3 +2 11
6 Moscva 2k12 7 3 2 2 8 8 0 11
7 Docklands United 7 3 1 3 12 8 +4 10
8 Old Guard Regiment 7 2 4 1 7 5 +2 10
9 Outer Suburbia 7 3 1 3 9 9 0 10
10 FC Harpoon 7 1 4 2 9 10 −1 7
11 Don't Panic FC 7 1 2 4 5 9 −4 5
12 Hudd Rovers 7 1 2 4 3 7 −4 5
13 Flotsam and Jetsam 7 1 2 4 6 12 −6 5
14 The Dambusters 7 0 3 4 5 14 −9 3